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India hassle China all the way, but lack finishing sharpness, ending with 5-0 loss in Uber Cup

India hassle China all the way, but lack finishing sharpness, ending with 5-0 loss in Uber Cup

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Had the new badminton scoring system been in operation, PV Sindhu would’ve won all three sets against Wang Zhi Yi, the World No 2, who by now must be battling nightmares of the Indian who fetches up agile, ageless and aggressive whenever she turns up. 15-13, 15-13, 15-10 were Sindhu’s dominant leads. But the Chinese know to finish things, especially the ones they don’t start. Playing the first singles of the Uber Cup, knowing in heart of hearts that she was India’s only possibility for a defiant point against mighty China, Sindhu was her usual menacing, marauding self like she’s been since age 17. But all those years that Sindhu had banished the Chinese away from podiums right until the 2025 World Championships, Wang Zhi Yi had been on her own Sindhu-path of old: one of long, punishing, effortful matches, narrow 21-19 losses in deciders, getting dubbed Silver Zhi Yi after losing 10 finals. That’s till the 25-year-old World No 2, plugged most gaps, and started winning. So, it was that clutch play, raising the …

‘Sindhu has achieved outstanding success already, but continues to stay on court…truly admirable at this age’ – Chinese All England champ Wang Zhi Yi | Badminton News

‘Sindhu has achieved outstanding success already, but continues to stay on court…truly admirable at this age’ – Chinese All England champ Wang Zhi Yi | Badminton News

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2 min readApr 10, 2026 05:35 PM IST Chinese All England champ Wang Zhi Yi has stolen a 4-3 head to head lead over PV Sindhu after defeating her at the Badminton Asia Championships. But despite the 21-8 scoreline in the second set, Zhi Yi was quick to acknowledge the greatness of the Indian, who has been denying a bunch of to players World Championships medals since 2013. In a dozen years, Sindhu has beaten 2012 Olympic champion Li Xuerui, Wang Yihan, 2021 Olympic champ Chen Yufei multiple times at the World Championships as well as denying He Bingjiao the Tokyo Olympic medal. She extended her streak to 12 years when she beat World No 2 Zhi Yi last year at Copenhagen. And the World No 12 continues to keep going at the world stage, a fact acknowledged by her Chinese opponents. “Sindhu is a highly accomplished veteran. For a female athlete at her age still competing at this level is truly admirable. She has already achieved outstanding success. And won many major titles. Yet …

Line call blunders in China strike Indian shuttlers: ‘It’s 2026 and I can’t believe Court 2 has no Hawkeye’

Line call blunders in China strike Indian shuttlers: ‘It’s 2026 and I can’t believe Court 2 has no Hawkeye’

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3 min readApr 9, 2026 03:46 PM IST “There’s nothing you can do about it,” coach Sagar Chopda at the Bangalore Centre of Excellence where Ayush Shetty and PV Sindhu train, says, with gnashing teeth. The first three days of the Badminton Asia Championships at Ningbo have been terribly frustrating for Indians, with blithering line calls on several courts inflecting crucial points. On Thursday, HS Prannoy suffered twice in the second set. And though Weng Hong Yang might still have won, the Indian’s propensity to come back in the second set and launch fightbacks from there can’t be ignored.v “It’s 2026 and I still can’t believe there is no Hawkeye’ in court 2 for a Super 1000 event,” Prannoy tweeted. The continental championships where Prannoy has a bronze previously, are a prestigious event, but the Asian events typically end up being amateurish. For one, forget broadcast, even a live stream is hard to find. And for another, event Court 2 with Chinese Weng Hong Yang playing did not have a decision review system or Hawkeye …

‘Sindhu has achieved outstanding success already, but continues to stay on court…truly admirable at this age’ – Chinese All England champ Wang Zhi Yi | Badminton News

Can PV Sindhu repeat her World Championships win over All England champ Wang Zhi Yi? | Badminton News

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2 min readApr 9, 2026 09:18 AM IST It is not secret that Wang Zhi Yi finds the PV Sindhu matchup to be a terrible headache. The tall Indian can simply go ballistic when the fancy takes her, as she did at the World Championships of 2025 to end Zhi Yi’s challenge early. However in January this year, the Chinese World No 2 seemed to have her revenge stopping Sindhu’s stellar run at the Malaysian Open Super 1000. Zhi Yi won 21-16, 21-15 in the semis. She also went on to hunt bigger dragons like An Se-young at the All England. But the Indian – fired up to prove a point after she endured a terrible travel day to All England when she was stuck at Dubai – is out to prove a point. At 30, it is plainly clear that Sindhu’s best chances of getting in the big upsets, are at the start of the tournament – in early rounds, when she isn’t exhausted. So a Zhi Yi confrontation this early will only be …

Satwik-Chirag, Treesa-Gayatri pairs withdraw from Badminton Asian Championships

Satwik-Chirag, Treesa-Gayatri pairs withdraw from Badminton Asian Championships

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2 min readUpdated: Apr 6, 2026 10:59 PM IST India’s 2023 champions Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty will miss this year’s edition of the Badminton Asia Championships to tend to the shoulder problems of the former. BAI secretary Sanjay Mishra confirmed India’s only Top 5 ranked shuttlers will not play at the Ningbo event, starting Tuesday. The ace duo last played in March but withdrew from the Swiss Open in Basel. Also withdrawing were the women’s doubles pair of Treesa Jolly-Gayatri Gopichand, Mishra confirmed. The duo have been largely away from the circuit since the Swiss Open retirement, with Treesa nursing shoulder issues. Onus on Lakshya In Satwik-Chirag’s absence, the mantle falls on Lakshya Sen, World No 12 in singles, who starts against Lee Cheuk Yiu of Hong Kong. World No 25 Ayush Shetty has a tough opener against home favourite and fifth seed Li Shifeng. Also in the mix is Kidambi Srikanth, who gave a good account of himself at the Asian Team championships. He plays Loh Kean Yew again, a full five years …

Why China’s National Games loom large always, on international badminton | Badminton News

Why China’s National Games loom large always, on international badminton | Badminton News

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Every four years — and lately in the year right after Olympics — Chinese sport goes into an enormous huddle for their own quadrennial — the National Games. So if you are wondering where the top Chinese badminton names (and even the second, third and tenth tier ones) have vamoozed to, away from the international circuit, for the next fortnight, they are assembled at Shenzhen, blending into a sporting mela where 36,000 athletes are fighting for 585 medal events in 57 sports categories. Hong Kong and Macau, the highly westernised administered provinces, as co-hosts makes these 15th Chinese National Games a not-so-secretive domestic sporting affair. But reputations get emblazoned at these Games, and the famous Chinese depth that catapults shuttlers ranked 300 and 400 into Top 20 sphere in no time, is on full display. For some like Chen Yufei who failed to qualify for the World Tour Finals, despite six Tour titles this season, these National Games are the week to ‘peak’ for, representing Zhejiang province alongside men’s doubles star Wang Chang. Though TT, …

79-shot rally in All England 2025 Final breaks PV Sindhu’s iconic record

79-shot rally in All England 2025 Final breaks PV Sindhu’s iconic record

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Badminton history was rewritten at the YONEX All England Open 2025 as An Se Young and Wang Zhi Yi engaged in an extraordinary 79-shot rally, breaking the previous record for the longest rally in women’s singles. The previous benchmark of 73 shots was set by PV Sindhu and Nozomi Okuhara in their epic 2017 World Championships final. In a breathtaking showdown at the Utilita Arena in Birmingham, An Se Young edged out Wang Zhi Yi 13-21, 21-18, 21-18 to claim her second All England title. However, it was their marathon rally that stole the spotlight, surpassing Sindhu and Okuhara’s legendary exchange from eight years ago. That historic 2017 rally had left both players drained, with Okuhara collapsing on the court after the intense exchange. Similarly, in the 2025 final, An and Wang’s endurance, precision, and resilience captivated fans, making it one of the greatest rallies ever witnessed in the sport. Watch the video here: Disclaimer: We do not own any of the content, ideas, images, or text presented here. All rights belong to their respective …

An Se-Young and Wang Zhi Yi produce a moment for ages in All England with 79-shot rally in edge-of-seat final – Watch

An Se-Young and Wang Zhi Yi produce a moment for ages in All England with 79-shot rally in edge-of-seat final – Watch

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Mar 17, 2025 10:26 AM IST An Se-Young was battling exhaustion, but it didn’t stop her from winning the 79-shot rally and staging a sensational comeback. An Se-Young and Wang Zhi Yi created a moment for ages in the women’s singles All England 2025 final. The world number 1 and 2 shuttlers set the court on fire in an incredible finale. An Se-Young emerged victorious in the All England Open women’s singles event, but it was the incredible 79-shot rally in the second game which grabbed the limelight. Winner South Korea’s An Se Young (R) celebrates with trophy during the podium ceremony after winning against China’s Wang Zhi Yi (L) at the end of the Women’s Singles Final at the All England Open.(AFP) After losing the first game, An Se-Young was desperate to bounce back and she won the second game to make it one-all. She was battling exhaustion, but it didn’t stop her from winning the 79-shot rally and staging a sensational comeback and went on to win the title. World number 2 Wang …

Malaysia Masters LIVE: PV Sindhu faces Wang Zhi Yi in final

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PV Sindhu takes on Wang Zhi Yi of China in the women’s singles final of the Malaysia Masters Super 500 in Kuala Lumpur on Sunday. Sindhu, who has been in phenomenal form as she beat top-seeded Han Yue and Busanan Ongbamrungphan in the quarterfinal and semifinals, will look to win her first title since winning the Singapore Open in July 2022. The world no. 15 Indian shuttler will also look to avenge her defeat to Wang in the Arctic Open in 2023. Catch live updates: Source link

Wang Zhi Yi defends gold, Jonatan Christie wins maiden title

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World no. 9 Wang Zhi Yi stunned reigning Olympic champion and compatriot Chen Yu Fei to defend her women’s singles title as China secured three gold medals at the Badminton Asia Championships in Ningbo on Sunday. World no. 2 Yu Fei suffered a straight-game defeat as Zhi Yi won the summit clash 21-19, 21-7 in 53 minutes. In 2022, Zhi Yi beat Akane Yamaguchi to win her maiden Asia Championships gold. This was Zhi Yi’s second title of the year and her first win against Yu Fei, who had an overwhelming 8-0 head-to-head record against the former prior to Sunday’s final. Zhi Yi won the Indonesia Masters Super 500 title in January. The win against higher-ranked Yu Fei will help Zhi Yi to break into the top eight of the world rankings next week. Wang Zhi Yi captured her second Badminton Asia Championships title after outclassing countrymate and overwhelming favourite Chen Yu Fei in a straight-game women’s singles final clash 21-19, 21-7 in 53 minutes. It was Wang’s first win over Chen since their first …